Terror attacks: explosions in the departure hall of Brussels Airport!

[Ozzie1969]

Rehearsal? Reconstruction of the crime scene is a better way to put it

You mean re-enactment.

[Passenger]

Some people probably heard about a weird car crash that happened last Saturday night, on the E40 Liège-Brussels near Boutersem (= halfway between Tienen/Tirlemont and Leuven/Louvain). One man was killed when his car was hit by a deer suddenly crossing the freeway.

The victim was a G4S agent at Brussels Airport, who was also on duty during the 22/03 attacks.

http://www.hln.be/regio/nieuws-uit-bout ... -a2711801/

[Passenger]

There is a reunion of the Enquiry Commission from the Belgian Parliament today. The hearing is broadcasted live on several news sites (VRT, RTBf), on their websites and on http://actua.tv:

NL :

14h00: Hoorzitting met de heer Guy Cordeel, hoofdcommissaris, diensthoofd, luchtvaartpolitie Brussel Nationaal, federale politie

15h15: Hoorzitting met de heer Wilfried Covent, hoofd beveiliging, Brussels Airport Company

16h30: Hoorzitting met de heer Marcel van der Auwera, diensthoofd dringende hulpverlening, FOD Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu

17 u.45 : Hoorzitting met fregatkapitein Guy Schotte, verantwoordelijke lopende operaties bij de Defensiestaf

FR :

14 h. : Audition de M. Guy Cordeel, commissaire en chef, chef de service, police aéronautique Bruxelles national, police fédéral

15 h.15 : Audition de M. Wilfried Covent, chef de la sécurité, Brussels Airport Company

16 h.30 : Audition de M. Marcel van der Auwera, chef du service aide urgente, SPF Santé publique, Sécurité de la Chaîne alimentaire et Environnement.

17 h.45 : Audition du capitaine de frégate Guy Schotte, responsable des opérations courantes à l? état-major de la Défense

[Passenger]

Press release IATA:

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic data for April showing that demand (measured in total revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose by 4.6% - the slowest pace since January 2015. April capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by 4.9%, and load factor slipped 0.3 percentage points to 79.1%.

The disruptive impact of the Brussels Airport attack weighed on the April figures. IATA estimates that, absent the impact of the attacks, demand growth would have been around 5%. “The disruptive impacts of the Brussels terror attacks likely will be short-lived. There are some longer-term clouds over the pace of demand growth. The stimulus from lower oil prices appears to be tapering off. And the global economic situation is subdued. Demand is still growing, but we may be shifting down a gear,” said Tony Tyler, IATA’s Director General and CEO.

European carriers saw demand rise just 1.8% in April, which was well down on the 6.0% growth recorded in March. This reflects the impact of the Brussels terror attacks, which closed the airport for nearly two weeks. Capacity climbed 2.4% and load factor slipped 0.5% percentage points to 80.2%, which still was the highest among the regions

Source - and more details & figures:
http://www.iata.org/pressroom/pr/Pages/ ... 30-02.aspx

[Passenger]

CNN, 5th August 2016: "...For the first time after the Brussels Airport terror attack, survivor Nidhi Chaphekar shares her story to CNN. Reacting to the picture that went viral after the attack Nidhi says she was stunned to see the picture. ‘Is that me?’, Nidhi recalled asking herself after seeing it. The Jet Airways staffer said she can’t wait to fly again, adding that the ordeal has taught her to live in the moment. “Only the present counts,” Nidhi added..."

Interview - 37 minutes:



Link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HoQZcIZsBQ

[Boeing767copilot]

There are bomb threats on two flights that would soon land at Zaventem airport. That is confirmed by Belgocontrol. The medical emergency is in force.

[KriVa]

For further discussion on the topic of the two bomb threats, please refer to this thread.